During the last four years Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has started and completed many projects, some of the projects were also very big and had lot of budget. Most of the projects have been completed or will be completing within few days. Shahbaz Sharif has changed the face of Punjab. He has overshadowed Punjab`s former chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in doing mega structure work.
Lahore Bus Rapid Transit System which is a 28 km long and is built at a cost of Rs. 21 Billion is another example of how much Punjab Government has expend on construction. Shahbaz Sharif paid over dozens of visits to the site areas of this project which is to be completed soon. Punjab Government Free Laptop Scheme for students of MS (Hons.), MA, MSC, LLB programme was also a big project. Chief Minister of Punjab, Mr. Shahbaz Sharif announced to distribute over 100,000 laptops among students.
But the real question is does this people of Punjab wanted. Many people living in Punjab have said that all these projects were of those which can be showcased for the next elections. a job seeking employee in Faisalabad said that it would have been better if all these big projects budget would have been spend in setup a factory which can give away thousands of jobs.
A government school teacher in Bahawalpur said that if 10% of this amount would have been spend in education sector then this would have surely changed many children life. He added that Danish schools are a good project but billions of rupees is needed in setting up these type f schools in allover Punjab.
It would have been better if basic requirement projects were given first priority instead of those projects which are more visible. These projects in Punjab are just like a man who is hungry and someone give him branded suits instead of food to eat.